March 16, 2010, Tuesday

The composer John Adams and the mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, above, were among the five recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts’ 2009 Opera Honors, the agency announced on Monday. The three others are Julius Rudel, the veteran conductor...

“Celebrating Marilyn Horne” was a gala concert presented by the foundation Miss Horne set up in 1994 to preserve the art of the song recital by presenting young artists in communities across the United States.